Cold Fighter

CHICKEN SOUP because it helps clear your clogged airways. Also, it has been called “Nature’s Penicillin” and has curative powers.

HOT AND SPICY FOOD, you can cook food that contains these ingredients to foods for extra zip because spicy sauces helps ease congestion.

FLUIDS, simply to keep you liquefied.

CITRUS FRUITS, can increase your vitamin C intake. You can drink orange juice, grapefruit and more fruits that contains vitamin C.

VITAMIN C SOURCE; potatoes, green pepper, strawberries and pineapple helps to cure cold. Those are your daily cold-fighting food arsenal because citrus fruits aren’t the only foods with high vitamin C.

GARLIC, act as an antioxidant and it destroy free-radicals, the active oxygen molecules that damage cells. The fragrant bulb contains a flavoring agent that called alliin that acts as a decongestant.

GINGER, it helps to treat the cough and fever. Some people find fresh ginger roots that helps to cure the cough and fever which accompany by colds and flu. You can make a ginger tea.

Read more: http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/foods-that-fight-common-cold/#ixzz25x7lZR7G

Boost Your Brain Power

Boost your brain power by eating the following foods:

Liver – is a source of vitamin B. Vitamin B9, B12, B1 and B6 it will improves the cognitive function and the results of intelligence tests.

Eggs – contains lecithin and phospholipids that construct the brain cell membrane, also rich in amino acids.

Banana – is rich in magnesium and in effect of transmission of the nervous impulses. Also, good sources of vitamin B6. The two molecules create the right state of mind for prudent, calm and measured behavior.

Avocado – is rich in vitamin E and one of the most powerful antioxidant and protects the fatty tissues of the brain from ageing.

Leafy Vegetable – is rich in vitamin B9 also know to play an active role in the development of a foetus’ nervous tissue and in the renewal of cells. The sign of vitamin B9 deficiency is reduced awareness and memory deterioration.

Benefits of Strawberry

One cup of Strawberry contains an incredible 136 percent of the RDA of Vitamin C that helps to lower blood pressure. It also contains 21 percent of manganese that acts as a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, helps in maintaining proper bone structure.

In early research, there are finding that strawberry preserves brain function by reducing the cell-damaging inflammation and oxidation. The scientists from Chicago Healthy Aging Project, reveal that adult people with less cognitive decline when they consume strawberries at least once a month. When a woman consumed more than one serving of strawberries a month had a 16.2 percent slower rate of mental decline rather than those who consumed less.

When you include strawberries in your diet, one cup of it is contains over 13 percent of the RDA of dietary fiber. Antioxidant, strawberries contains chemical compound called phenols. Anti-inflammatory, the phenols in the fruit can fight against osteoarthritis, asthma, and atherosclerosis. Anti-cancer, when the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory are combine, can fight against the onset of many different forms of cancer.

Health Benefits of Orange

Orange is commonly grown tree fruit in the world. It is a hybrid of ancient cultivated origin. Orange nutritional value includes; carbohydrates, sugars, dietary fiber, protein, vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Potassium, and zinc. This citrus fruits are also acidic.

The following are Health Benefits of Orange:

• The dietary fiber is very effective to the person with excess body weight.
• The vitamin C (in orange fruit) is a powerful natural antioxidant. It helps body develop resistance against infectious agents.
• Potassium is important component of cell and body fluids; it helps control heart rate and blood pressure.
• Orange can cure acne.
• Eating oranges fruit may help control blood sugar levels and it help prevent diabetes.
• For tooth decay or poor gums; drink large amount of orange juice for a period of a few weeks.

[Trivia] Did you know that orange fruit is believed that it was first cultivated in Southern China, Northeastern India, or perhaps Southeastern Asia.

Fruits with Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species. It plays a significant role as an antioxidant which can protect body tissue from the damage of oxidation. It is also been found by scientists to be an effective antiviral agent.

 Here’s the list of fruit with vitamin C:

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Strawberries: has excellent source of vitamin C.

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Pineapple: contains significant amount of vitamin C (94% DV in a 1 cup serving).

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Passion fruit: good source of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).

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Papaya: contains 61.8 mg (103%) of Vitamin C.

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Mango: contains essential vitamins (including Vitamin C) and dietary mineral.

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Lychee: contains on average a total of 72 mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams of fruit.

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Kiwi: source of vitamin C.

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Guava: rich in dietary fiber, vitamins A and C, folic acid, and the dietary minerals, potassium, copper and manganese.

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Black currants: high in vitamin C (302% of the Daily Value per 100 g, table)

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Orange: the bloods of oranges are a natural variety of C.